From the Missions Category
- 10 Mar
by Global Ministries
No commentsRenovating Mattru Hospital
Much progress has been made in renovating Mattru Hospital in Sierra Leone. After attending a meeting of the Mattru Hospital Medical Board, the United Nations representative was so impressed that she went back to Freetown and wrote a check for the balance of the renovations.
Some of the work that has been done:The maternity ward has [...]
- 10 Mar
by Global Ministries
No commentsKline Family Back in the States
David and Melissa Kline and children arrived back in the States after the long flight from Macau. They stopped in the Healthy Ministry Resources office briefly yesterday.
They’ll spend a week in Huntington, then head to Florida for a couple weeks of vacation. After that, they’ll be visiting a number of supporting churches and doing other [...] - 10 Mar
by Global Ministries
No commentsJeff Bleijerveld in Jamaica
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries, is currently attending Jamaica National Conference. He will speak during the Thursday night service on March 11. He’ll fly back to the States on Monday, March 15.
- 10 Mar
by Global Ministries
No comments7 Beautiful Family Children Need Sponsors
About 135 children in India are being sponsored through the Beautiful Family ministry. These are children whose parents (or they themselves) have leprosy or whose parents are HIV positive (or have died from AIDS). The sponsors include United Brethren individuals, churches, WMF groups, and Sunday school classes.
Global Ministries has information about seven more children who [...] - 5 Mar
by Global Ministries
No commentsThe Klines Returning on Furlough
David and Melissa Kline, UB staff in Macau, are returning to the States this weekend. They’ll be on furlough through July.
- 5 Mar
by Global Ministries
No commentsUpdate from Roger and Marilyn Reeck
We received a newsletter from Roger and Marilyn Reeck, endorsed missionaries with Wycliffe serving in Honduras, on March 2. Some excerpts:
It is now more than three months since Roger fell and severed his quadriceps tendon (above the knee). For him, these have been very difficult times as the pain has been quite intense. This has [...] - 4 Mar
by News
1 commentFour UB Women, 8 Days in Jamaica
Four women from Bethel UB (Elmore, Ohio) traveled to Jamaica February 16-23 to work at the Craighead United Brethren church: Melissa Blausey (over a dozen previous visits), Vicki Kreinbihl (her first trip), Paula Shaffer (3rd trip), and Betty Brown (6th trip). They worked with a Bible School in the church and built relationships in the [...]
- 4 Mar
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No comments$120,000 Donated for Haiti Relief So Far
Update on relief work in Haiti, and how the $120,000 contributed by UBs has been allocated.
- 4 Mar
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsPrayer Needed for Rev. Oliam Richard
Joan Sider, from the UB church in Toronto, keeps in close contact with Rev. Oliam Richard, our superintendent in Haiti. Our Canadian conference provides primary oversight of the work in Haiti, and Joan has been involved with Haiti for many years. She’s also a member of the conference Global Outreach Leadership Team.
Joan sent a note [...] - 2 Mar
by Global Ministries
No commentsOn Walking on Water and Second Baptisms
Billy Simbo, bishop of Sierra Leone Conference, has a little fun.
